Parental egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles affect agreement on girls taking STEM fields at university in Japan

Ikkatai, Yuko; Inoue, Atsushi; Kano, Kei; Minamizaki, Azusa; McKay, Euan; Yokoyama, Hiromi

doi:10.1080/09500693.2019.1671635

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“…Although our study did find articles from Asian studies of science communication research and practice (e.g. Hopton and Walton, 2019;Ikkatai et al, 2019), and articles evaluating or describing activities in other countries, the authors tended to be those from the global north, not those from the country of study. As researchers, we could do better within our own practice.…”

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A Systematic Map of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity in Science Communication Research: Do We Practice what We Preach?

Judd

McKinnon

2021

Front. Commun.

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Effective engagement with diverse stakeholders, combating misinformation and encouraging wider participation in science is core to science communication practice, and comprises much of the current focus of research in the discipline. Global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have clearly shown that social inequalities also manifest within communication structures, including those of science communication. Practices which are inclusive of diverse audiences are key if we wish to engage diverse audiences in finding solutions to societal issues. Yet there is little available evidence to show which diverse, marginalised and/or excluded groups are being engaged within science communication, and via what means. This paper develops a systematic map of academic literature spanning 40 years to provide a preliminary evidence base of how diversity and inclusion within science communication research and practice is conceived and implemented. Although the discipline has shown an increased focus within the last 5 years, science communication must evolve further in order to develop a robust evidence base for understanding what constitutes inclusive science communication in both theory and practice.

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A Systematic Map of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity in Science Communication Research: Do We Practice what We Preach?

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McKinnon

2021

Front. Commun.

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“…This suggests that parents may prefer a less-gendered-biased field for their daughter. However, mathematics ranked eighth out of 16 fields in the same study [Ikkatai, Inoue et al, 2019]. The relationship between field-related keywords and the degree of public image of gender suitability should be examined more deeply in a future study.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…These results suggest that the field-related keywords are more strongly biased in mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, and biology, and less biased in information science and mathematics. In a study of Japanese parental attitudes towards their daughters' choice of university major, information science ranked second [Ikkatai, Inoue et al, 2019]. This suggests that parents may prefer a less-gendered-biased field for their daughter.…”

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“…Additionally, the negative image of scientific fields differed depending on the field. For example, Japanese parents perceived physics, mathematics, information science, and biology as difficult fields for finding employment, while they perceived engineering fields as unsuitable for women [Ikkatai, Inoue et al, 2019]. These studies suggest that there are field-specific images, though the level of gender-bias for these images has not been examined.…”

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Masculine public image of six scientific fields in Japan: physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, information science, mathematics, and biology

Ikkatai¹,

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Kano³

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U.S. and other publics perceive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields as masculine and scientist as a male occupation, but Japanese public perception remains unstudied. Using an online survey, we identified keywords associated with physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, information science, biology, and mathematics. A second online survey showed that the Japanese public perceived both keywords and fields as masculine. This trend was stronger in individuals with less egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles. We suggest that attitude towards gender roles contributes to the masculine image of science in Japan.

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“…On the other hand, the TIMSS short reports released by the National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) often do not include data on gender differences (e.g., National Institute for Educational Policy Research, 2020), which makes it difficult for the public to understand how gender differences are being addressed. Ikkatai et al (2019) reported that girls' choice of STEM fields was affected by stereotypical parental gender role attitudes, suggesting that both students themselves and Japanese society as a whole need to change the sense of value about STEM fields. Based on the above, it is necessary to expand the discussion based on survey data such as TIMSS, not only on the ratio of female researchers whose focus is on adults, but also on gender differences in the children's stages.…”

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Trends in STEM/STEAM Education and Students’ Perceptions in Japan

Matsuura

Nakamura

2021

Asia-Pac. Sci. Educ.

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This study aimed to examine the trends in grants for STEM/STEAM education in Japan as well as Japanese students’ perception of science learning and future careers. The grants were addressed through analysis of chronological trends, while student perceptions were reviewed through student questionnaires on Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011, 2015, and 2019. The results reflect ideas on not only STEM education, which is often treated in the context of workforce development and science/mathematics education in Japan, but also ideas on the rapid expansion of and changes to STEAM education around 2015, which seems to be intended the integration of multiple subjects. In contrast, the results showed that students’ perceptions of science and engineering careers are improving, but there are still challenges. Since subject-integrated learning has already been conducted in Japan, we consider the further discussion required regarding specific objective of STEAM versus STEM education.

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Parental egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles affect agreement on girls taking STEM fields at university in Japan

Cited by 16 publications

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A Systematic Map of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity in Science Communication Research: Do We Practice what We Preach?

A Systematic Map of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity in Science Communication Research: Do We Practice what We Preach?

Masculine public image of six scientific fields in Japan: physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, information science, mathematics, and biology

Trends in STEM/STEAM Education and Students’ Perceptions in Japan

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